This isn't a complaint, but I can't help but feel like every new game I pick up at the moment is [Animal Crossing](https://www.vg247.com/video-game-franchises/animal-crossing). [Heartopia](https://www.vg247.com/games/heartopia)? Animal Crossing. [Pokopia](https://www.vg247.com/games/pokemon-pokopia)? Animal Crossing. [Tomodachi Life](https://www.vg247.com/games/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream)? You guessed it, Animal Crossing! I am unashamedly one of those people who thinks the gaming landscape of the 2020s peaked early when [New Horizons](https://www.vg247.com/games/animal-crossing-new-horizons) gently shepherded us all through lockdown, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that – now that we're well past the midpoint of the decade, I hate to remind you – a bunch of studios have come to the same conclusion, and either spun up their own take on the idea, or repurposed an existing IP to include more Animal Crossing-like elements.
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